I saw some guy that looked kind of creepy while I was riding my bike along the trail on the way home after work last night (Oct. 28th) about 5:45 pm. He matches the description except I don't remember what he was wearing and he may have been in his 20s. He was walking along the trail and fiddling with an ipod and ear buds. He looked like he might be high (or something), disheveled and homeless.

Posted by Pooh Bear
a resident of Cuernavaca
on Sep 29, 2011 at 4:47 pm

The homeless population in the upper reaches of the trail are using the creek for their home and the surrounding areas for their toilet.
I was horrified to find piles of used toilet paper and feces strewn about literally FEET from where kids at Landels School can play.
Another homeles latrine is in the foliage on the east side of the wooden cal trans bridge 9yes, that's what that smell is all the time)
A clean sweep of the homeless camps is needed along the creek and trail. I would love to show the authorities where the few I know of are.

Posted by Sellanes
a resident of North Whisman
on Oct 2, 2011 at 11:32 am

Stevens Creek trail is long . Some areas is OK but some places looks bad , unclean , too dark at 4 pm (for a big trees o a lot of bushes). I think Homeless is a Social problem in US , nothing to do with trails .
For a Homeless , every public place looks a bedroom o restroom .My experince in differents Countries is , If you want a safe public areas , clean every week , remove bushes or forest ,Police need walk sometimes a week to check some areas . Mountain View is a beautiful city , but nothing is perfect in the Planet Earth ...because Human Beings living there...

Posted by Ned
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Oct 2, 2011 at 8:21 pm

You mean you actually want the police to get out of their cars and walk the trail? Their is probably something in their contract that prohibits that or kicks in $100 extra an hour. Otherwise, I'm all for a police state crackdown and clear cutting of the trail areas like you suggest.

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